Conservation group’s report shows little impact of restored wetland on area groundwater but residents still concerned
A planned wetland in far eastern Contra Costa County is not likely to affect the nearby groundwater, a new report concludes – but it remains to be seen if that will sway some neighbors who fear the project could harm their drinking water drawn from wells.
“One goal of the groundwater study was to answer questions from the community around potential changes to groundwater near residences along Eagle Lane, Byron Highway and Delta Road – particularly related to septic and drinking water wells,” said Abigail Fateman, executive director of the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservancy.
Located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta east of Byron Highway, the project site was historically a mosaic of tidal marsh, wetland, sand dunes, grassland and oak savanna, with much of the property to the east of it under water before levees were built.A rendering showing how the 645-acre farmland purchased by the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy and the East Bay Regional Park District will be restored to Delta habitat east of Knightsen.
“There are many of us who still think this is quite a big experiment since they have never really put a wetland in the middle of an area surrounded by properties that have wells and septics,” she said. “So, all the water that’s supposed to be coming to the wetlands and going out No Name Slough, had nowhere to go and got all backed up,” she said. “Because there was already standing water, which is what they’re proposing to do, put standing water on that property.”
Fateman, however, pointed out that that storm was a highly unusual one and the wetland site, which is yet to be built, has not been designed to hold and capture water at this point.Brentwood Mayor Joel Bryant, conservancy board director, meanwhile, sees the completed project as a way to deal with ongoing drainage problems while also improving wildlife habitat.
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